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BIOL 230WBiology: Molecules and Cells

4 credits · Biology · Penn State

BIOL 23OW is a four credit course with lecture and laboratory components. ( BIOL 220W , BIOL 230W , and BIOL 240W each carry only 1 credit of "writing"; all three courses must be taken to meet the writing requirement.) The goal of this course is to provide an understanding of the major unifying principles of life as they apply to the study of the molecular mechanisms underpinning the function of living organisms. Through the lab, students are expected to become proficient in the interpretation and presentation of experimental results through written and oral reports. Taken together with the other core courses in the biology curriculum ( BIOL 110 , BIOL 22OW, BIOL 24OW), BIOL 23OW will help students to integrate concepts ranging from molecular and cellular events through principles governing entire populations and ecosystems. Further, BIOL 23OW provides the foundation on which students further their study of molecular genetics - a discipline integral to a number of the biological sciences.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

From the catalog: “BIOL 110 or BIOL 110H Recommended preparations: CHEM 110”

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

Suggested plans most often put it in Year 2 · Spring (13 programs).

Required in (5)

  • Biology, B.S. (Behrend)
  • Forensic Science, B.S.
  • Immunology and Infectious Disease, B.S.
  • Pharmacology and Toxicology, B.S.
  • Premedicine, B.S.

One of the options in (20)

  • Biobehavioral Health, B.S. (Behrend)
  • Biobehavioral Health, B.S. (Capital)
  • Biobehavioral Health, B.S. (Health and Human Development)
  • Biobehavioral Health, B.S. (University College)
  • Biology, B.S. (Abington)
  • Biology, B.S. (Altoona)
  • Biology, B.S. (Berks)
  • Biology, B.S. (Capital)
  • Biology, B.S. (Science)
  • Biology, B.S. (University College)
  • Biology, Minor
  • Biomedical Engineering, Minor
  • and 8 more
What it opens up

Courses that list BIOL 230W as a prerequisite (91)